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WATER CONSUMPTION AND MORTALITY PAITERN IN BROILERS AS INFLUENCED BY ACIDIFICATION AND ALKALINISATION OF DRINKING WATER*

P. Veeramani**, S.T.Selvan, K. Viswanathan, S. Selvam

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¹Department of Poultry Science, Veterinary College and Research Institute, Namakkal- 637 002, India

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Cite article:- Veeramani** P., S.T.Selvan, Viswanathan K., Selvam S. (2025). WATER CONSUMPTION AND MORTALITY PAITERN IN BROILERS AS INFLUENCED BY ACIDIFICATION AND ALKALINISATION OF DRINKING WATER*. Indian Journal of Animal Research. 36(2): 134- 136. doi: .

ABSTRACT

Two hundred broiler chicks, one day old, were randomly divided into five treatment groups with two replicates each. The drinking water was treated with 0.5 and 1 per cent lactic acid for acidification, 0.2 and 0.4 per cent sbdium chloride for alkalinisation and a control was provided to the birds in the respective treatment groups. The cimulative water consumption was highest with 0.2% alkalinisation group followed by 0.4% alkalinisation group, control, 0.5% acidification group and 1% acidification group. The hihgest mortality percentage 24.44% was observed in 0.4% alkalinisation group followed by 0.2% alkalinisation group with 6.67%. The cosntrol and 1% acidification group had the same mortality percentage as 4.44 per cent, whereas 0.5% acid treatment showed no deaths.

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